Rates Information

Local Government has a responsibility to provide access to services and infrastructure for the benefit of all members of the community, and rates are a property tax raised to fund these services and to provide and maintain infrastructure.

We have put together a rates information flyer, a handy hub of rates facts and information.

Budget Snapshot 2024/2025

Did you know that rates help make your community a better place to live, work and play? Your Council rates contribute to facilities and services in the Shire of Narembeen

Local Government revenue is allocated to meet the needs of the community, as detailed in the Shire of Narembeen Strategic Community Plan. The Plan is developed through community consultation, and represents what the local community wants delivered in our area.  

Councils use rates to fund the facilities and services that they deliver to their communities.  Facilities include:

  • roads
  • parks
  • recreation centres
  • libraries
  • cemeteries


As well as services like:

  • community grants and events
  • citizenship ceremonies
  • recycling and waste
  • swimming pools


Many of these facilities and services are provided free to residents and ratepayers.

Emergency Services Levy (ESL)

The Emergency Services Levy (ESL) is an annual charge paid by all property owners in Western Australia.

Every dollar raised through the ESL pays for the delivery of critical and life-saving fire and emergency services across the State. In the event of a structure fire, bushfire, flood, storm, cyclone, hazardous spill, road crash or any other emergency on land or sea, DFES are there to support us.

The Shire collects the ESL on behalf of DFES through rates payments.

Name and Address Update

Update your details with the Shire of Narembeen. Please ensure you have some kind of proof of identity documents ready to upload.

Update My Details

Change of Ownership

By virtue of the provisions of Section 9.68 of the Local Government Act, 1995 when a person whether as principal or agent, sells or otherwise disposes of rateable land in the district of the Local Government, the principle or agent shall, within 21 days after the sale or disposal, give to the Local Government written notice of the sale with a plan or description of the land and the name and address of the purchaser. 

Objections & Appeals

4.1 Objections and Appeals - Rate Book

Section 6.79 of the Local Government Act 1995 provides the grounds on which individual objections and appeals may be instituted as the entries in the rate book regarding ownership or whether the property is rateable. Objections must be lodged WITHIN 42 DAYS after the issue of this notice of the Valuation and Rate

4.2 Objections and Appeals - Valuations

The Valuation of Land Act Part (IV) sets out the manner of which valuations and appeals may be instituted with regard to valuations. Objections (if any) must be lodged with the Valuer General, 1 Midland Square, Morrison Road, MIDLAND WA 6056 WITHIN 42 DAYS after the issue of the notice of valuation and rate.

NOTE: Section 6.81 of the Local Government Act 1995 provides that rates must be paid, but are subject to adjustment if objection is successful.